Jaden Crumedy NFL Draft 2024: Scouting Report for Carolina Panthers DL

BR NFL Scouting DepartmentApr 27, 2024

HEIGHT: 6'4"

WEIGHT: 301

HAND: 9½"

TOP NEWS

ARM: 33"

WINGSPAN: 77½"

40-YARD DASH: 4.97

3-CONE: N/A

SHUTTLE: 4.66

VERTICAL: 29.5"

BROAD: 8'9"

POSITIVES

— Good size and tested well with an 8.87 RAS out of 10.

— Has a nice burst off the ball, as evidenced by his 1.69-second 10-yard split.

— Good pad level/knee bend and physicality at the point of attack. Takes on blocks with good leverage. Also has a solid spin move to help get off blocks.

— Shows decent quickness as a pass-rusher and flashed the ability to catch guards off-balance as the penetrator in line games.

— High-motor hustle player.

NEGATIVES

— Often plays with his hands down by his waist, allowing offensive linemen to get to his chest.

— Has a narrow base when taking on blocks, which leads to him struggling to hold ground against down blocks and double-teams.

— Below-average arm length leads to him getting stuck on blocks; offensive linemen with good hand placement can keep him from spinning inside to escape.

— Just barrels his head down into the offensive linemen when bull-rushing, which won't work in the NFL.

— Isn't accurate with his hands when he uses them as a pass-rusher.

2023 STATISTICS

— 12 G, 35 TOT, 2.5 SK, 3.5 TFL, 2 PD

NOTES

— Born July 30, 2000

— 4-star recruit in the 2018 class, per 247Sports

— Injuries: 2022 (Wrist, missed 8 games)

OVERALL

Jaden Crumedy has the size and athletic testing numbers to be worthy of a late-round pick. He has a good get-off that can help him be disruptive, along with the movement skills and quickness to grow as a pass-rusher.

He does need to use his hands more often, but that could be tied to the wrist injury he suffered a few years ago.

Crumedy is an older prospect—he'll be 24 heading into his first training camp—which could cause NFL teams to view him as a low-ceiling prospect. However, he has upside as both a pass-rusher and run-defender to be a valuable backup/rotational 3-technique.

GRADE: 5.7 (Backup/Draftable — 6th-7th Round)

OVERALL RANK: 220

POSITION RANK: DL23

PRO COMPARISON: Quinton Dial

Written by B/R NFL Scout Matt Holder

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